Genuine Parts Company Announces 1st Quarter 2002 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call

    ATLANTA--April 3, 2002--Genuine Parts Company plans to release First Quarter Earnings on April 16, 2002.
    Management will also conduct a conference call on this date at 2:00 p.m. Eastern daylight time. You are invited to join the call, which will be hosted by CEO Larry Prince and CFO Jerry Nix. The public may access the call by dialing 800-482-5567. The conference ID is 1706507. If you are unable to participate during the call, a replay of the call will be available at 800-625-5288, ID 1706507, until 6:00 p.m. Eastern daylight time on April 23, 2002.

    About Genuine Parts Company

    Genuine Parts Company is a distributor of automotive replacement parts in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The Company also distributes industrial replacement parts in the U.S., Canada and Mexico through its Motion Industries subsidiary. S. P. Richards Company, the Office Products Group, distributes product nationwide in the U.S. and in Canada. The Electrical/Electronic Group, EIS, Inc., distributes electrical and electronic components throughout the U.S. and Mexico. Genuine Parts Company had 2001 revenues of $8.2 billion.